# Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School

Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School is a secondary school in Pendle, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 812 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E119785. [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 812
- Council: Pendle
- URN: 119785

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 19 May 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School was 41.5, against 39.3 in Pendle and 46.2 in England.
41.6% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Pendle | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | 39.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41.6% | 32.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61.5% | 54% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 161 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Pendle View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pendle-view-primary-school-e135012): 210 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, November 2023
- [Colne Primet Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colne-primet-academy-e139130): 330 m. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 37.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Pendle Community High School & College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pendle-community-high-school-and-college-e135015): 460 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, March 2024
- [Colne Primet Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colne-primet-primary-school-e119173): 470 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pendle Vale College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pendle-vale-college-e134989): 590 m. Secondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Castercliff Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castercliff-primary-school-e142055): 590 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119785)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119785)

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